Department of Philosophy
Assessment Dates 2024/25
Dates and times of examinations will be published via your online timetable nearer the time. Please do not request this information from your Tutors as the dates of exams are centrally timetabled by the University and not Philosophy Department staff.
In the Philosophy Department, all assessed essays and some exams have a maximum permitted word limit, and this may vary from module to module. It is your responsibility to check the individual module information to ensure you know the maximum permitted word limit for each assessment. All students must declare their word count on all submitted assessments and any submission which declares a word count which exceeds the maximum permitted word limit will be penalised.
Year 1 Assessments
Semester 1 assessment period
| MODULE NAME | MODULE CODE | CREDITS | ASSESSMENT INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge & Perception | PHI00008C | 20 |
Type: One essay (max 2000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 13th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| Philosophical Analysis | PHI00015C | 20 |
Type: One essay (max 2000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 13th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| Power & Consent | PHI00018C | 20 |
Type: One essay (max 2000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 13th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
Semester 2 assessment period
| MODULE NAME | MODULE CODE | CREDITS | ASSESSMENT INFORMATION |
| Beginning Philosophical Research | PHI00016C | 20 |
One PDF poster submission due: 10:00 am Monday 19th May 2025, Semester 2 assessment period (70%) and One oral presentation of the poster, at a date and time between: 2-6 June 2025. Personal time slot for presentation will be communicated closer the time. Semester 2 assessment period (30%) |
| Ethics | PHI00007C | 20 |
One online exam, Semester 2 assessment period (100%) start date and time: DATE TO BE CONFIRMED IN MAY 2025 Submission deadline date and time: DATE TO BE CONFIRMED IN MAY 2025 |
| Free Will | PHI00017C | 20 |
One essay (max 2000 words) due: 10:00 am Monday 19th May 2025, Semester 2 assessment period (100%) |
| Reason & Argument | PHI00005C | 20 |
One 'take-home' exam Semester 2 (33%) (students must answer ALL questions). Paper is released: 10:00 am Monday 17th March 2025 Submission deadline date and time: 10:00 am Friday 21st March 2025 and One online exam, Semester 2 assessment period (67%) start date and time: DATE TO BE CONFIRMED IN MAY 2025 Submission deadline date and time: DATE TO BE CONFIRMED IN MAY 2025 |
Year 2 Assessments
Semester 1 assessment period
| MODULE NAME | MODULE CODE | CREDITS | ASSESSMENT INFORMATION |
| Applied Ethics | PHI00079I | 20 |
Type: One essay (max 3000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 13th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| Aristotle | PHI00066I | 20 |
Type: One essay (max 3000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 13th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| Logic & Paradox | PHI00121I | 20 |
Type: One essay (max 3000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 13th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| Love, Law & Solidarity | PHI00123I | 20 |
Type: One essay (max 3000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 13th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| Metaphysics | PHI00074I | 20 |
Type: One essay (max 3000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 13th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| Politics and Freedom: Anarchism & Conservatism | PHI00118I | 20 |
Type: One essay (max 3000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 13th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| Religious Ethics | PHI00072I | 20 |
Type: One essay (max 3000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 13th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
Semester 2 assessment period
| MODULE NAME | MODULE CODE | CREDITS | ASSESSMENT INFORMATION |
| Ethical Theory | PHI00082I | 20 |
One essay (max 3000 words) due: 10:00 am Monday 19th May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (100%) |
| Knowledge and the Social Sciences | PHI00122I | 20 |
One essay (max 3000 words) due: 10:00 am Monday 19th May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (100%) |
| Lived Experiences: Introduction to Phenomenology | PHI00117I | 20 |
One essay (max 3000 words) due: 10:00 am Monday 19th May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (100%) |
| Philosophy and Society | PHI00124I | 20 |
One audio file podcast and portfolio due: 10:00 am Monday 19th May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (50%) and One essay (max 2000 words) due: 10:00 am Monday 19th May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (50%) |
| Philosophy of Language | PHI00073I | 20 |
One essay (max 3000 words) due: 10:00 am Monday 19th May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (100%) |
| Philosophy of Mind | PHI00078I | 20 |
One essay (max 3000 words) due: 10:00 am Monday 19th May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (100%) |
| Philosophy of Science | PHI00080I | 20 |
One essay (max 3000 words) due: 10:00 am Monday 19th May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (100%) |
Year 3 and 4 Assessments
Semester 1 assessment period
| MODULE NAME | MODULE CODE | CREDITS | ASSESSMENT INFORMATION |
| Buddhism as Philosophy |
PHI00139H |
20 |
Type: One essay (max 4000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 20th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| Causation and Laws |
PHI00095H |
20 |
Type: One essay (max 4000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 20th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| Contemporary Issues in Bioethics |
PHI00002H |
20 |
Type: One essay (max 4000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 20th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| Dissertation (Short) Semester 1 |
PHI00041H |
20 |
Type: One essay (max 4000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 20th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| Dissertation (Long) |
PHI00101H |
40 |
Type: One dissertation outline and annotated bibliography (max 3000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 13th January 2025 Weight: 10% and Type: One dissertation (max 8000 words) Due before: 10:00 am Monday 19th May 2025 Weight: 90% |
| Happiness, Utility, Wellbeing | PHI00122H | 20 |
Type: One essay (max 4000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 20th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| Mind and Morality | PHI00123H | 20 |
Type: One essay (max 4000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 20th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| Philosophy of Christianity |
PHI00058H |
20 |
Type: One essay (max 4000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 20th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| Philosophy of Physics |
PHI00013H |
20 |
Type: One essay (max 4000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 20th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| Theories of Social Justice | PHI00112H | 20 |
Type: One essay (max 4000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 20th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
| World and Mind | PHI00144H | 20 |
Type: One essay (max 4000 words) Due before: 10:00 am on Monday 20th January 2025 Weight: 100% |
Semester 2 assessment period
| MODULE NAME | MODULE CODE | CREDITS | ASSESSMENT INFORMATION |
|
Action and Agency |
PHI00049H |
20 |
One essay (max 4000 words) due: 10:00 am Friday 23rd May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (100%) |
| Cognitive Anomalies, Decision-making and Democracy |
PHI00119H |
20 |
One group Wiki (max 2000 words) due: 10:00 am Monday 31st March 2025 Semester 2, week 8 (40%) and One essay (max 1500 words) due: 10:00 am Friday 23rd May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (60%) |
| Consciousness |
PHI00018H |
20 |
One essay (max 4000 words) due: 10:00 am Friday 23rd May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (100%) |
| Dissertation (Short) - Semester 2 |
PHI00041H |
20 |
One essay (max 4000 words) due: 10:00 am Friday 23rd May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (100%) |
| Dissertation (Long) |
PHI00101H |
40 |
Type: One dissertation outline and annotated bibliography (max 3000 words) Due before: see Semester 1 information Weight: 10% and Type: One dissertation (max 8000 words) Due before: 10:00 am Monday 19th May 2025 Weight: 90% |
| Experimental Philosophy: The Psychology of Philosophy | PHI00143H | 20 |
One essay (max 4000 words) due: 10:00 am Friday 23rd May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (100%) |
| Foundations of Maths |
PHI00017H |
20 |
One essay (max 4000 words) due: 10:00 am Friday 23rd May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (100%) |
| Further Topics in Ethics |
PHI00121H |
20 |
One essay (max 4000 words) due: 10:00 am Friday 23rd May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (100%) |
| German Idealism: Moral, Legal & Political Philosophy | PHI00073H | 20 |
One essay (max 4000 words) due: 10:00 am Friday 23rd May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (100%) |
| Nine Artworks, Nine Philosophical Problems | PHI00146H | 20 |
One essay (max 4000 words) due: 10:00 am Friday 23rd May 2025 Semester 2 assessment period (100%) |